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As language learning strategies on indigenous learners are still scarce in Malaysia, a linguistic predicament is apparent where English language is acquired as a third or foreign language compared to their mainstream peers. This study aimed to investigate the English language learning strategies among Indigenous learners from the Temuan sub-ethnic in a district of a state in Malaysia. A set of Strategy Inventory Language Learning (SILL) questionnaire was utilised to collect quantitative data from 32 indigenous pupils. Descriptive analysis was made by providing mean, percentage, and frequency. Findings show that indigenous learners have a moderate level of usage in language learning strategies. The use of indirect strategies of affective and social strategies was found to be habitual and more engaged than direct strategies. Although the level of usage of all six language learning strategies among indigenous learners in this study indicates average intensity, the dominance of Affective and Social strategies is indisputably apparent. This study reveals that the indigenous learners are more inclined towards using indirect strategies in language learning. This implies that an integration of communicative approaches and “fun learning” are recommended to accommodate better language acquisition for the indigenous learners.
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